Finding my place in a new community has been like tredding water for days on end.
Author: Cǎtǎ Gǎrdescu
I am a connector, a lover of all things beautiful and a fighter when things get hard. I try each day to live truthfully, learn as much as I possibly can and push myself in the right directions. I am learning to trust my gut and my instincts and embrace uncertainty.
We can choose courage, or we can choose comfort. Never both, at the same time.
At 46 I can say without a doubt that utmost bravery for me is not speaking my mind, not standing up in front of a crowd to speak, nothing of the kind. The most courageous thing for me is to look at what life is offering, spread my arms wide, allow myself to receive it wholeheartedly, stay in the present and go with the flow.
Quantum Leap
Moving countries, homes, is one of the biggest human stressors. Starting a new job, another one. Raising a teenager, an added bonus to all of this. And still the part that I look to with the most anxiety is myself.
Traveling companions
Relocating with pets is not easy but it is definitely a way to stay sane through travel in heat, nostalgia and worry about the future, bad accommodation and inherent road struggles. We highly recommend it.
On love
Close to my fifth decade of life it makes me smile (ok, and sometimes cry) when I hear people say things like “you’ve changed so much, you’re no longer the person I used to know.” or “we will never change, we will always feel this way about each other.” or “I wish we could go back to the way things were.”
The way to healthy transitions is through
When she speaks of the concept of integration Dr. Brene Brown points us towards the latin word “integrare” – to make whole. The experience of transitions is life at its finest.
Connect 